Bernie Ecclestone is returning to the idea of rescheduling the Bahrain Grand Prix in November after abandoning plans for a potential August slot.

Bernie Ecclestone has ruled out holding the Bahrain Grand Prix in summer (EPA)

The recent unrest in Bahrain had seen Ecclestone planning to run the race during F1’s traditional summer break in August but he concedes the heat would make for unpleasant working and viewing conditions.

The Formula One chief is looking at November 20, the date originally mooted when the event was postponed because of civil unrest in the Gulf kingdom.

This would be the week after the grand prix in Abu Dhabi and before the season-ending showdown in Brazil.

‘We will have a look and see what we can do, how we can swap things around a bit,’ he said.

‘Forget August. It’s too hot for the public to sit in the grandstand at 40-odd degrees.’